Death highlights need to secure mine shafts (0) July 9, 2014 A report has warned that all mine shafts need to be fenced, covered and properly secured after a man fell to his death at the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District.

Illegal protests continue at Maules Creek mine (0) July 7, 2014 Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine is again the target of illegal protests today as two people chained themselves to a crane at the construction site in north-west New South Wales.

SA farmers have little faith in miners (0) July 3, 2014 ​South Australian farmers on the Eyre Peninsula have indicated their scepticism about the possibility of co-existence for mining and farming activities.

2014 Women in Industry Awards: The Winners (0) June 26, 2014 Over 150 people turned out for the inaugural 2014 Women in Industry Awards on Wednesday night where ladies from across the mining, manufacturing and engineering sectors were rewarded and recognised.

WA premier and AMEC slam TAI report (0) June 25, 2014 A report issued by The Australia Institute which outlines the value of State-based subsidies to the mining industry has stirred a proverbial hornet’s nest.

Jobs cut at St Ives gold operation (0) June 25, 2014 ​Another blow to Western Australia’s mining workforce has been dealt, with 56 workers laid off at the St Ives mine near Kambalda.

Lowest iron ore price in 21 months (0) June 19, 2014 ​Boom-time iron ore expansion and falling Chinese demand is continuing to take its toll on the industry, as the Tianjin price dropped below the $US90 mark.

Anti-mining report slammed by industry (0) June 13, 2014 A report which claims more than 80 per cent of Hunter Valley residents are opposed to coal mining has been slammed as an “ideologically driven, anti-mining exercise” by the industry.

Spies infiltrate coal mining protest camps (0) June 11, 2014 Fed up with protests near its operations in north-west NSW, coal mining company Idemitsu has admitted to hiring spies who infiltrated activist camps in the area.

Northern Star gold production rises 32 per cent (0) June 10, 2014 Northern Star Resources’ acquisition of five gold mines in Western Australia is paying off after the company posted a 32 per cent increase in May gold production figures.

BryanTotally agree Fin,
i conduct the testing myself for the company i work for and we are just about to change over to the new drugolyzer machines they are far quicker and less intrusive. the down time is...

Ian SA is the only state which das reduced electricity costs over the past decade, while all other coal states have increased.
The historic high costs are due to high sost of gas.
Look on RenewEconomy...

FinSaliva tests are a much fairer option as they test for what is in ones system recently not 2-3 month ago, for anyone to say that your still feeling the effects 2-3 months later is ludicrous .In the...

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John, do you even understand how metallurgical coal is used? Or for what it is used to make? What makes you think there is an approaching demise of metallurgical coal when the continual boom of the...